The 1909 Chicago White Sox season was the franchise's ninth season in Major League Baseball. The White Sox finished fourth in the American League with a record of 78 wins and 74 losses.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1909 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 97 265 43 .162 0 16 1B Frank Isbell 120 433 97 .224 0 33 2B Jake Atz 119 381 90 .236 0 22 SS Freddy Parent 136 472 123 .261 0 30 3B Lee Tannehill 155 531 118 .222 0 47 OF Ed Hahn 76 287 52 .181 1 16 OF Patsy Dougherty 139 491 140 .285 1 55 OF Dave Altizer 116 382 89 .233 1 20
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Billy Purtell 103 361 93 .258 0 40 72 192 45 .234 0 7 64 174 35 .201 0 17 Willis Cole 46 165 39 .236 0 16 Bobby Messenger 31 112 19 .170 0 0 Fred Payne 32 82 20 .244 0 12 Mike Welday 29 74 14 .189 0 5 28 68 9 .132 0 2 19 50 9 .180 1 8 Barney Reilly 12 25 5 .200 0 3 Cuke Barrows 5 20 3 .150 0 2 Jiggs Donahue 2 4 0 .000 0 2 Ham Patterson 1 3 0 .000 0 0
Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Frank Smith 51 365.0 25 17 1.80 177 Jim Scott 36 250.1 12 12 2.30 135 Ed Walsh 31 230.1 15 11 1.41 127 24 177.2 11 9 1.72 77 23 168.0 7 13 2.04 50 Fred Olmstead 8 54.2 3 2 1.81 21 1 9.0 0 1 5.00 2
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Harry Suter 18 87.1 2 3 2.47 53 13 72.0 2 5 4.13 24 Frank Owen 3 16.0 1 1 4.50 3
References 1909 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference